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# Ashutosh Saxena
Builds physics-informed foundation AI for robots as CEO of TorqueAGI.

## About

Ashutosh Saxena builds foundation models that teach robots to operate reliably in the real world. As the founder and CEO of TorqueAGI, he focuses on physics-informed AI to power mission-critical robotic systems across dynamic environments.

Before TorqueAGI, Ashutosh taught as a computer science professor at Cornell University, where he directed the "Wikipedia for Robots" project. He previously earned his Ph.D. at Stanford University and has co-founded a series of tech startups, including Caspar AI and Katapult.

He frequently speaks about the challenges of physical AI, emphasizing why building for robotics requires more than just scaling data.


## Upcoming Sessions

### World Congress 2026 North America · September 23, 2026
San José, CA
- [For Physical AI, data is the problem, but data is not the solution](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1674-for-physical-ai-data)





## Links

- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/saxenaashutosh/)